Ode to my gluttonous weekend.

Emelia’s Mediterranean Cafe’s ooey-gooey feta cheese eggs benedict with homemade hollandaise sauce

‘Twas the day before Gluttony 2011,

My “what-if-I-really-don’t-have-any-food-allergies?” weekend.

Doctor prescribed.

“What should I eat? Where should I go?”

I boldly asked.

You heard my plea.

“Croissants, pizza, burgers and Queso,

Donuts and milkshakes, quiches and calzone.”

Your suggestions were divine!

“What to do? What to do?”

I could’ve planned better but thankfully, I had you.

Okay, BEFORE you start writing me off as a self-indulgent diva…

In my defense…

I am not saying I ate an entire portion of all of these decadent dishes by myself.

I took bites.

Some baby bites and some so huge you could say I ate the whole thing.

I shared with my husband.

And family.

And friends.

And I am not saying that I consumed all of this over a day.

Nope.

Over four days.

Friday – Saturday – Sunday – Monday.

So there, not so bad, right?

If you had the chance for a “free food” weekend,

Would you do the same?

Hellooooo dairy…

Little Bread Co. cheesy quiche
Emelia’s Mediterranean Café Eggs Benedict with feta and homemade hollandaise
The Rail pizza with triple mushrooms
Goold ole’ fashioned fake queso dip from a jar
Braum’s ice-cream mix with butterfingers
Noodle’s fried mozzarella
Noodle’s fettuccini alfredo
Hammondtree’s Grilled Cheese Parmaggedon with Chicken
Slice of good, aged cheddar cheese
Brie, the very name brings me calm joy

Speak-to-me gluten…..

Back Yard Blackened burger (with American cheese, the un-cheese)
Onion Ring
Noodle’s fried ravioli
Pepperidge Farm’s Milano cookies
Krispy Kreme donut
Meridienne chocolate croissant
Corona
Raspberry-apple pie
My dad’s homemade oats, raisin and mint bread
Noodle’s meaty lasagna
Copeland’s Chicken Parmesan over angel hair pasta

Even went a little nutty…

Pistachios
Pecans
Good old fashioned peanuts
Brazil nuts
Filberts

Oh… one more thing…

Wondering how I feel?

Strangely… I feel fine.

And confused.

Not sure why I feel fine. I really had no “episodes” to speak of.

Highly unusual.

Almost all of the lab work is in progress and soon I’ll know.

I am also feeling relieved.

My husband put it best when he said, “I can’t wait until this is over so we can go back to eating normal.”

Imagine that.

Gluten-free and dairy-free is the new normal.

I finally got to taste my dad’s homemade bread! Worth every bite, seriously. If you aren’t eating or making homemade bread and you aren’t living gluten-free… what’s wrong with you?!!

You know I HAD to do this, right?

Tomato basil and mozzarella cheesy quiche from The Little Bread Co. on Block Street in Fayetteville. Gorgeous!

If you’re going to have a croissant you must one (1) go to France (which I didn’t) or (2) go to a French bakery (which I did). Have you been to Meridienne Bakery in downtown Rogers yet? Go. Just go. Now.

Here’s the deal. I HAD to eat pizza. This sign at The Rail in downtown Rogers says it all. Ahhhh…

It was a toss up between a Dairy Queen blizzard, an Andy’s custard or a Braums mix. My husband decided for me.

Brie is in my top 5 fav foods list. Rocky, my alpha puppy went WILD over the stench (yeah, I said stench).
I went WILD over the taste.

I started off with Krispy Kreme and ended with my favorite kind of donut: powdered. I finally got to experience Rick’s Bakery. It was good…. but seriously… I need to detox!